This one is a bit more involved. I love snake-hatching, and I think being able to do it by oneself is gratifying. I hope this is useful! Let me know what you think, or if there's anything you want to see in the future...

*This is something modeled after the technique used in Roy Toudo's Pen & Tone Techniques.

This pattern is often sold as a screen tone and is included in Computones, but you can mimic the effect yourself, getting more control over the placement.

Guess I best be practicing than. ><;Oh you're welcome, it's just lovely tut. One of the best I've ever seen.

Oh, and if you wouldn't mind me asking, where did you purchase your ink and pens? I know they're Deleter but that's about it. (So sorry if this is an annoying question, ;w; I checked your FAQ and couldn't find it.)

Hrmmm. It's been a while since I did this tut, so let me think... I use a lot of different kinds of inks; I just happened to have Deleter on hand. I think I bought it at Akadot Retail (akadot.com). They're handy for having Japanese products on hand. Heres the link to the Ink portion of the store: [link] ... Jetpens.com carries more variety though, so you can check there, too. > [link] Once you take shipping into account, either could be nice for you. [link] I can't say I've ever been unhappy with the product, I just tend to buy what's around these days. I loved the English Dr. Phil's Black matte ink, too. Mostly I use technical ink pens these days, combined with Kohinoor brand ink. I never thought about including art-related questions on my FAQ. Thanks for the tip!

Thank you very much for these hatch tutorials I've tried to figure out how to make them look plausible but till now I always failed, so I have given up on them, but wanting to do inking with actual ink again soon I want to try these Just a quick question here, how long did it take you to fill the background of the first pic under 'Applications'?

You're welcome. I'm glad to see that some ppl still enjoy them. As for application 1, I did over 2 years ago, so I don't remember how long it took. I've practiced so much, I'm pretty fast at pen techniques and can do them w/o thinking. ^^ I've been doing these since high school. It was slow & clumsy in the beginning, but over time, one gets really fast at it. ^^

Thanks for the shading tutorials. I never knew how intricate and tedious the process was. I usually just throw in random strokes together to do my shading...I guess that's why it's always so messy XDI'll definitely try out these techniques. Thanks again

Hi there. Maybe I can do a video or stream about it? Sometimes it helps more to see in action. I wouldn't say it's too specific, but I'm not very good at explaining with technical language unless I give it a lot of thought, and sometimes that makes it even less easy to understand. It might be better for me to just do a video tutorial.

And thanks so much! I didn't know anybody read it on MangaBullet, so yay!

for some reason my student pen is really hard to control, it didn't rust, it's almost brand new, and i got rid of the wax on it...but every time i use it it just goes rebel and makes my traditional art lines real crap. D= is there a certain amount of ink for the pen or is it the paper? (or other stuffs?)

#1: Paper does make a difference; I find bristol or something sturdy like cardstock to be ideal for doing pen & ink work

#2: What kind of nib is it? Certain nib types are made to be more flexible and can present a challenge to control at first. In which case it might be easier to start with a medium stiffness in the beginning. Stiffer nibs I find are ideal for things like hatching anyways. The more flexible nibs give more line variation and organic lines -- i find that those are more ideal for character art.